I highly suggest you look at a Savage 110 Magpul Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor. It comes with an 18” threaded barrel, 20 moa rail and takes AICS mags.
I shoot 147 gr ELD-M ammo (0.697 bc) through it and it’s ridiculously accurate for a $700 rifle.
705 yard target below.
BP
I used to reload all my own rifle ammo.
But I don’t have the time or reloading equipment set up these days.
It’s so nice just to go buy ELD-M ammo and go shoot. And it shoots damn good in my 6.5 creedmoor and the 6.5 PRC rifle we have on the ranch.
My Defiance Ruckus arrives next week. I...
Thank you for posting this! I feel this often gets overlooked when choosing a big game cartridge & ammo. Here are some common examples of cartridges and ammo choices for comparison:
Black Hills 5.56 77 TMK at 2750 fps & bc .420
Hornady 6mm creedmoor 108 ELD-M at 2960 fps & bc .536
Hornady 6.5...
I shot a 180” muley near a property line and I had to shoot the damn thing 5 times with monos before I was satisfied it was down for good. Granted it was my first muley and by far my biggest buck, but I wasn’t let him cross the fence.
I don’t shot monos anymore due to this.
BP
You’re the first person I’ve heard say a NXS was terrible to look through. Was it damaged?
You say your ten mile smoked it, but it’s nothing special.
With your logic a NXS is equivalent to a $199 scope sold at a box store.
I’m calling bullshit here on your evaluation of an NXS.
BP
I don’t understand the point of your post here.
In your original post you suggest a different cartridge than 300 win mag. Last time I checked a 300 win mag is extremely capable of killing out to 500 yards and beyond.
I think we have done a good job of derailing the OP’s thread here..
To the...
Are you running a SAAMI chamber or ???
I have only shot up to 208 grains in a win mag. I’ve got 245 Bergers to shoot in my PRC.
Good luck and keep posting your results.
BP
Reamers can go 100 barrels but..
It depends on the quality of the reamer, the barrel steel, lubrication and most importantly the person running the lathe.
In a bad setup; a man can break or ruin a reamer in short order.
There are too many variables to give you a better answer than that.
BP